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A case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung presenting as a gigantic tumor occupying the left thoracic cavity

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  1. Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku , 160-8582, Tokyo , Japan

    Rie Shibata, Yasunori Okada & Michiie Sakamoto

  2. Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku , 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan

    Makio Mukai

  3. Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku , 160-8582, Tokyo , Japan

    Tokuko Yamauchi & Koichi Kobayashi

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Shibata, R., Mukai, M., Okada, Y. et al. A case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung presenting as a gigantic tumor occupying the left thoracic cavity. Virchows Arch 442, 409–411 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-003-0777-3

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